Activities at Tixover House Care Home

Thank you to Welland Vale Garden Centre for welcoming us this morning, we thoroughly enjoyed our hot drinks and cakes! We enjoyed looking round the Autumnal displays and got a real surprise seeing the Christmas section already up, it was simply brilliant! 

This garden centre is a ‘go to’ for our home as we are always welcomed with such a personable approach. After magnificent hot drinks and the largest slab of cake (we didn’t complain!), we all walked around all the well put together displays, taking us from Autumnal colours and pumpkins through to glitz and sparkle and Christmas trees and ornaments. Our first taste of Christmas on one of our outings and it is only October!’

‘#WorldMentalHealthDay2024, wow what an afternoon! Our staff enjoyed hot chocs and choccie bars, with cream and marshmallows! And our staff, residents and their families enjoyed beauty pampering through facials and hand massages! 

Already booking the next session as it made such a huge difference to health and well-being for all! Although, celebrated as a day, we always have activities within our home, which are good for the mind, body, emotion and soul, including: light exercise, music (singing and dance), hair, hand and nail pampering, colour therapy, mental-health conversations, mindful walks, faith, relaxing arts, crafts, literature and puzzles, to name but just a few.’

Residents across our services had a fantastic time enjoying the virtual screening of Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. Frank Spencer’s comical misadventures had everyone laughing and it was wonderful to see so many happy faces. 

Thank you to everyone who joined us and a special thanks to The Barn Theatre in the Cotswolds for bringing this stage adaptation of the beloved sitcom to our screens.

Staff and residents at Tixover House in Rutland held a brilliant time at their charity coffee morning on Friday 27th September to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support.  The charity coffee morning was the perfect chance to catch up over a cuppa and a slice of something delicious for a great cause. The money raised helps people with cancer to live life as fully as they can.

Residents enjoyed spending time with friends and relatives and members of the local community. Head chef, Anthony Sleight, and the hospitality team along with the residents at Tixover House baked lots of lovely cakes and biscuits for visitors and members of the community to enjoy, everyone was spoilt for choice! In addition, there was live entertainment from talented local singer and dancer, Nicky Downs. 

Residents are enjoying Autumnal walks in our grounds! There are golden leaves on the ground, beautiful hues in the trees and the flowers are just stunning with their bright pinks. 

There are mushrooms to be seen and squirrels darting across the roads. It is such a wonderful time of the year, still warm in part, particularly yesterday whereby we thought we had the summer back, but you will see warm jackets, hats and gloves appearing! Conversation is just flowing, mostly about nature and reminiscing of gardens and outdoor exploits. 

We make the most of every day, if it is dry, in getting out and for some, even if on the damper side, we just don a Barchester brolly and head out anyway, for the benefits of fresh air and a change in environment

To mark Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and raise vital funds for Alzheimer’s research, Tixover House organised a Memory Walk on Thursday 19th September at 2:00pm and invited the local community to join and show their support.

The Memory Walk took place in the grounds of Tixover House, looping back to allow the walk to be shortened to suit all abilities. Residents, their relatives and staff all stepped out in aid of a charity close to all their hearts. After the walk, everyone was welcomed into our Main Lounge for refreshments prepared by head chef Tony Sleight and the hospitality team at Tixover House.